Man wanted in Brockton shooting incident found dead in Wrentham motel

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Aug 27, 2010 at 12:01 AMAug 27, 2010 at 6:38 PM

State and local police swarmed a Wrentham hotel overnight, where a Brockton man accused of attempted murder was staying. Officers entered at 1:25 a.m. and found Christopher Bean, 34, dead, according to TheBostonChannel.com.

State and local police swarmed a Wrentham hotel overnight, where a Brockton man accused of attempted murder was staying.

Police said the man, identified as Christopher Bean, 34, of 55 Noyes Ave., checked into the Arbor Inn on Wednesday night.

While police were outside the motel room, officials said Bean called a friend on the phone to say goodbye. After repeated attempts by police to contact Bean inside the room, officers entered at 1:25 a.m. and found Bean dead, according to TheBostonChannel.com.

A firearm and one spent shell casing were also found, police said. Officials said Bean was wanted for questioning in connection with a shooting in Brockton on Tuesday.

Brockton Police Sgt. George Khoury said police alleged Bean had been calling and sending lewd text messages to his former girlfriend and told her he was going to come over to her home. She was home with the victim, who is her current boyfriend, when police allege that Bean entered the home, put a gun to the current boyfriend’s throat and demanded to know where the woman was. She had fled the house out the back door. Police allege Bean asked the victim if he was having sex with the woman, which the boyfriend said he was. At that point, Khoury said, Bean moved the gun from the 27-year-old victim’s neck to his head and fired.

The victim survived the shot to the head when a .40-caliber bullet grazed him. The victim was released from Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital after receiving two staples to seal the wound, said Khoury.

Brockton police were seeking charges of assault to murder, possession of a firearm, unlawful possession of ammunition, discharging a firearm within city limits and destruction of property over $250 against Bean.

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